The criteria of convergence in conjugated simulation of fluid flow and heat transfer in the channel formed by tube bank fins

Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 226-236

  Su, Mei ^a   Lin, Zhi Min ^a   Wang, Ye ^a   Song, Ke Wei ^a   Wang, Liang Bi ^a  

^a LANZHOU JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conjugate heat transfer; Criteria of convergence; Heat balance; Numerical simulation; Tube bank fin heat exchangers

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW OF FLUIDS;

CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER; CONVERGENCE CRITERION; CRITERIA OF CONVERGENCE; FIELD VARIABLES; FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFERS; HEAT BALANCE; RELATIVE ERRORS; TUBE BANK FIN HEAT EXCHANGER;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 79959821043     PISSN: 14684349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/PCFD.2011.041023     Document Type: Article

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